We loved him as Anakin: Who is Jake Lloyd?

Sometimes fame achieved at an early age does not bring a very happy life. The show world is already full of examples of this... Some names who reached fame at a very young age disappeared from the market in their early youth. Sometimes, even if they continue their careers, they do not see any happiness. Now, exactly such an example is happening in the show world.

The child star of a period, who made a name for himself with a movie that broke viewing records and made his name in the history of cinema at a very young age, is struggling with serious mental problems.

Jake Matthew Lloyd (born March 5, 1989), also known as Jake Broadbent, is an American former actor who portrayed young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Jamie Langston in Jingle All the Way.

In fact, according to his mother's statement, he has been spending his life in a hospital where he was hospitalized for the last 10 months to improve his mental health. Let us not forget to remind you that this news coming from him made his fans' hearts ache. This is the once-child star Jake Lloyd... Or let's remind you of him a little more...

Jake Lloyd starred in one of the most famous films in the history of cinema... Lloyd, who is 35 years old today, had just turned 10 at that time.

Many people will remember more quickly if we say that Lloyd is the actor who played the character of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, the first episode of the Star Wars series, shot in 1999.

Lisa, mother of Jake Lloyd, known as the star of one of the most watched movies in cinema history, talked about her son.

In an interview with Scrip News, Lisa Lloyd explained that her son Jake has been receiving treatment at a mental health center for 10 months.

THE DAY THEY WENT TO BUY A HAMBURGER, THEY HAD A HUGE CRASH

According to him, Jake, who had already been treated for mental problems several times before, had a literal breakdown one day when they went out to get food together.

Lisa Lloyd, who was driving her son home after buying a hamburger from a famous fast food brand, explained what happened as follows: "As we were driving in the middle lane of a three-lane road, Jake suddenly told me to stop the car. I stopped in the middle lane. Of course, this caused a big crisis in traffic. O "Some drivers called the police."

According to Lisa Lloyd, when there was so much chaos, the police came immediately. She started asking Jake some questions.

Jake Lloyd's mother, Lisa, said he talked to the cops but couldn't form any logical sentences. What came out of Jake's mouth with his comment was complete nonsense.

HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA

Jake Lloyd, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2008, was taken to the hospital that day after the chaos he caused in traffic. As a result of the evaluation, he was hospitalized for an 18-month treatment.

According to his mother, Lisa Lloyd, Jake Lloyd's condition is currently better than he expected. In fact, he started to become more social and outgoing than before.

Lisa Lloyd first noticed her son was having some mental health problems when he was in high school. But when he started college, Jake's condition got worse.

"He wasn't telling us, but Jake was hearing voices that didn't exist," he explained. Jake Lloyd was diagnosed with schizophrenia at that time. This situation caused him a great mental breakdown.

HE DID NOT USE HIS MEDICATIONS REGULARLY... HE DID NOT ACCEPT THAT HE HAD A PROBLEM

Jake Lloyd, who turned 35 last March 5, did not use the medications given to his cat at that time, his mother said. Because he didn't believe there was anything wrong with him.

In 2015, Jake's condition got worse. Jake Lloyd, who refused to take medication or receive treatment, was arrested that year due to a traffic accident and was imprisoned for 10 months. He then received psychological treatment.

According to his mother Lisa, Jake Lloyd's treatment is now continuing successfully. He takes his medications regularly at the center where he is treated. According to Lisa, he started acting just like the old Jake when he was healthy.

According to Lisa Lloyd, Jake sometimes watches Star Wars, which he starred in years ago.

HE STARTED IN A FAMOUS MOVIE WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE CHILD

Jake Lloyd had just turned 9 years old when he starred in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.

But he had started appearing in front of the camera before that. He appeared as a guest actor in an episode of ER, one of the most-watched TV series of the period.

After Star Wars, he appeared in front of the camera for the production called Jingle All The Way.

Jake Lloyd also won an award at that time for his performance in the first episode of the Star Wars series. But his cinema career did not come to an end.

He moved away from acting after appearing in the production Die With Me in 2000.